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BYD wins order for another 406 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

Green Car Congress

BYD entered the Colombian market in 2012 and made several milestone achievements: building the first pure electric taxi fleet in South America in 2013, entering the Bogotá BRT system in 2017. —Lara Zhang, Regional Director of BYD Latin America.

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Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

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BYD’s zero-emission transportation solutions have gained ground in Latin America, and now successfully service markets in many other countries across the region, including Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Panama, Uruguay and Argentina.

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The Maya Train Will Get You to All of Yucatán’s Best Spots. But Not Yet.

Baua Electric

All I needed was a taxi to take me there, a trip of about 30 miles away. There are no taxis, said the stationmaster, as we stood on the polished limestone floors of the high-ceilinged station, which was cool and breezy despite the brilliant late-morning sun outside. Wrangling a taxi has never been a problem in Mexico.

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U.S. Warns Spring Breakers Headed to Mexico, Jamaica or the Bahamas

Baua Electric

Those are some of the travel rules that Ginger Moore, a retired logistics analyst from Panama City, Fla., A handful of violent episodes last year included the kidnappings of two Americans who had crossed the border near Brownsville, Texas, and were found dead, as well as heated disputes between rival taxi and Uber drivers in Cancún.

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You Haven’t Seen Blue Until You’ve Seen San Andres

Baua Electric

If you go Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport has direct connections to Panama City, Panama, and multiple cities in Colombia, and from San Andres it’s possible to get a flight to the neighboring island of Providencia.